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Exocoetidae, is a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes of class Actinopterygii. Fish of this family are known as flying fish. There are about sixty-four species grouped in seven to nine genera. Flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water into air, where their long, wing-like fins enable them to glide for considerable distances above the water's surface. This uncommon ability is a natural defense mechanism to evade predators.
The term "Exocoetidae" is not only the present scientific name for a genus of flying fish in this family, but also the general name in Latin for a flying fish. The suffix -idae, common for indicating a family, follows the root of the Latin word exocoetus, a transliteration of the Ancient Greek name ἐξώκοιτος. This means literally "sleeping outside", from ἔξω}"outside" and κοῖτος "bed", "resting place",, so named as flying fish were believed to leave the water to sleep on the shore.
Flying fish have in turn given their name to:
Flying fish live in all of the oceans, particularly in tropical and warm subtropical waters. Their most striking feature is their pectoral fins, which are unusually large, and enable the fish to hide and escape from predators by leaping out of the water and flying through air a few feet above the water's surface. Their flights are typically around 50 meters (160 ft).
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Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,A flying fish is haunting me
A deadly dish from an ancient meal
I have no problem with dogs
But they just don't seem to like me
They hate me
But if they just stay away from me
We can share this beautiful planet
Isn't that great
Then from a distant sea
A new kind of enemy
A flying fish
Is haunting me
A deadly dish
From an ancient meal
A flying fish
Is haunting me
With a dragon breath
Like burning steel
I tell her everything
But she refuses to believe me
Believe me
I have a lot of bad dreams
And now she's planning to leave me
Leave me
Trying to stay awake
But sometimes there's no escape
A flying fish
Is haunting me
A deadly dish
From an ancient meal
A flying fish
Is haunting me
With a dragon breath
Like burning steel
Why are you following me
You turned me into sushi
Many years ago
Now I'm back from the dead
And haunt you I will
What am I supposed to eat
Why don't you try some bacon
And eggs
Or tacos
With beans
Potatoes
French fried
Marshmallows
Apple pie
Tomatoes
Then her eyes turned grey
And the world did just the same
Flying fish
A flying fish
Is haunting me
A deadly dish
From an ancient meal
A flying fish
Is haunting me
With a dragon breath
Like burning steel
A flying fish is haunting me
A deadly dish from an ancient meal